In 1824, a month after George Gordon, the sixth Lord Byron, died in Greece at the age of 36, friends and representatives of his family burned the handwritten memoir Byron had gifted to the Irish poet ...

The poet Lord Byron lived a memorable life that included multiple illegitimate children, pet bears, and scandalous memoirs that were never read.

On April 19, 1824, Lord Byron died at Missolonghi, where he had gone to lend his name and give financial support to the Greek war for independence from the Ottoman Empire. After being drenched by a ...

Marianne Faithfull pays tribute to England’s great romantic poets on her new album, She Walks in Beauty, which she made in collaboration with Bad Seeds and Dirty Three violinist Warren Ellis. They’re ...

Lord Byron, one of the most influential Romantic poets, is known for his emotional and philosophical writing. Today’s quote of the day by Lord Byron explores the connection between knowledge, sorrow, ...